Lyrically Sound

Original lyrics and poems by Anthony J. Albert

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Contagious

Joy is contagious. You smile. I smile. We smile together. Why are we smiling? I don't know.  But as long as you're happy, So am I. So please be contagious,  And look my way. 

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Every Hello

Every hello has a goodbye  It's just a matter of when  Nothing is forever Family, friendship, nor love  It loses to time... ...distance... ...death... Even these bring new joys New welcomes New homes New life As I tell you goodbye I know the journey leads you To another hello

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Do you dwell on your failures

On the words you never said 

The actions you wish you took 

What would've changed

Would you still have a broken soul

Would you have found the way to heal

The scars of failure are you

And I love you, who you are today 

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Unfinished

Do all the paths lead to the same destination Leaving choice a fallacy and the tolls of life a predetermination Your teachings say we get no choice in this game played by gods  This pain, love, endures only to end up at gates, or not, isn't it odd My decisions today then would have no impact on tomorrow The mental anguish is then only a stake that is borrowed If all the paths are a slight variation of the same life  Does that mean I get no comeuppance when I cause others strife?  If free will doesn't exist Why hope for better when you didn't choose to do all this Don't burden yourself with hoping for a better life, you could have  It's all the same challenge, even if on a different path I fundamentally oppose that all has already been written My dreams, my hope, heart, will, must create roads unpaved and unfinished

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How

How can I get you to smile  By relieving the stress from the day Massaging the last bits of pain Fading into the twilight

How do I return your love Make you feel how I do Calm like the eye of a storm Special, happy, unique

How may I please you Finding the path to your shine The road to your kiss The way to your bliss

How will we be complete Foraging forward in chaos Between the lost universes Finding hope when lost 

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This Night

Tell me what you want  To make you feel at ease  You say, "do whatever you please" 

Tell me what you need  To take you to that place  You say, "keep up with my pace" 

Tell me what to do To make the dance complete You say, "move it right to the beat" 

You got me touching on your body Making me want to leave this party Lead me this night, I shall follow  Making you sing till early morrow 

Tell me what you want To make you take this hand You say, "here's the control, take command"

Tell me what you need To make you lose control You say, "never been that high before"

I know what to do To make your devilish grin You say, "is this really how our story begins" 

You got me touching on your body Making me want to leave this party Lead me this night, I shall follow  Making you sing till early morrow 

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We put the impossible on love  The exception to every rule  It's supposed to last forever It's supposed to fill all needs But it's not special, it's not a cure

It's a plant; it needs care Not only from one But from at least two Light, warmth, food, water A balance to survive Too much of one, it withers Turns the wrong color and may die If they notice soon enough It will bounce back, strong

Love is not special It's not an exception It's for you to grow Water and cherish And bloom in the right spot  Of your life

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Tell me what you need when we kiss What you want on the road to bliss In this moment and in the future I will do what it takes to meet ya 

Tell me what you need to rise  What you want when you close your eyes  In the sun, the clouds, or the dark  I'll relight that long-lost spark

Tell me what you need to feel What you want when you need to be real In your touch, your space, your mind  I will be your peace for you to find 

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The Capitalist Dream

I find myself empty No hope, no light, no empathy A shell of what was once human Looking for that next purchase To feel something A drop of life  Taken from me through this screen From 40 hours in a cubicle  Consumption blood  Mail route veins  Needing a hit of what's new Thrown on a pile on the floor Trash, all of it  All of my identity Looking for an escape When there's none Hopelessness Despair The capitalist dream Is a dystopian nightmare

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North Korea

You will learn to vote, but only for a select few will actually take the time to care. We bring you trust, hope; Democracy, a gift like Christmas time, there will be pretty trees and children smiling. You won’t have to care about people like them, the homeless, we will bring them aid We love you, don’t worry about money, you can use ours. We are friends, you know go outside and picnic, play some ball, hide ‘n’ seek after dark. I know your countryside has landmines, it will make it a true game of “Survivor,” yes you will get our TV shows too. 

We want diplomacy, into your land Open your ports, be a friend We will show you what is right Voting, speech, debating all night We will bring you health As you become over filled with joy Don’t worry about the mess we made We’ll clean up that void And by we, I don’t mean me, like that time I got you stuck in a tree, yes I told your mommy. Your state will love our programming. They will teach you something different than Marx. A nation once again whole, because of wonderful video games, look at our youth, they don’t go outside.  No more death Peanut butter Will fill that roll Imagine children With Pop-Tarts Captain Crunch You win with us

We will win through words Don’t listen to the whistle in the background That park on fire wasn’t our fault now The children burning outside make a wonderful pink They shine like your future Be proud our weapon took them out That’s going to be a new mall now That is what democracy is about

Nuclear holocaust, this is how we respond to you, we love peace. Iraq wasn’t a fluke, those people are happy now. Just like I was happy when I beat Legend of Zelda, stupid game. But that’s not important, your state is born, we know communism doesn’t really work. But we like it better than democracy. A nation torn; brings cheer and war.      Sing with me: Never mind, I forget the words.  Death smiles over The baby’s breathe Radiation brings Green trees Beautiful life Take the pain Walk it off

You don’t need your knees Baby please, this is how you get piece Each bullet cost you 50 cents a peace Dictatorship is no war crime Democracy is, it picked the fight If you voted, you get to complain If not, you lose, it’s their rain

Ballistic missiles Into the windows Economies shatter Paper won’t matter Their homes do WE hate them Glory and true Diplomacy is false Leave us weak And yourself too strong Here’s a warning Death blooms

Flowers die in red light People drown in white heat Nations collapse in blue clouds Disease is great this time around You choke, you live, only to die tonight How lovely is that, babies grasping for air Do I look like I give a fuck? Not for you guys, you started this So tonight, I hope you live to see them die We don’t love you Good night, America. 

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Feels kind of relevant again.

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N*gga in a Suit

Even if you in a Benz, You still a n*gga in a coupe Even if you on stage, You still a n*gga in a suit  We get called the slur And want a simple apology It’s unintentional, so it’s ok It’s just a word, suck it up Forget the history Forget the weight Forget the moment Forget the outrage Be the bigger person

… again… 

And forget the world sees you No matter what As subhuman Less than You’ll always know Always be reminded  Even if you in a Benz, You still a n*gga in a coupe Even if you on stage, You still a n*gga in a suit

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Lie in the truth Let it sit  In silence   Let it breathe Gasp for life  Look it in the eye  And feel it  Explore it Understand its needs Hold it in captivity Or let it free? 

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Let us wander into the sea

Float on into eternity

Happy as we float away

Going to a happy place 

Hold my hand, come with me

The destination is lovely

Look to the sky, take it in 

Enjoy the moment within 

The here and now will be gone

Floating in the waves of love

In this sea our hope grows strong

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Maybe I'm overthinking As I contemplate But the path isn't easy It isn't straight And as I walk  I wonder  Am I walking with you Behind you Or being a hindrance 

Is there a better path Is there a way for more Is there a road to less What is enough What is too much What is too little 

Maybe I'm overthinking As I contemplate What is this path And where does it lead  Does it matter When you're alongside me

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Paths to Happiness

There are many paths to happiness  And none are correct  We often mistake our path as right  When for you, it is wrong The road often splits with switchbacks  And loose gravel, false trails  Sometimes the goal changes And the peak isn’t the summit You must decide whether to keep going  Or if this plateau has the best view No one knows the answer And you might eventually be wrong But another path shall open  And happiness will be yours to find

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Metamorphosis

No one said it would be easy But did it have to be this hard  I'm still trying hard to recover From the newest of life's scars

Looking blank in the cold mirror Do I recognize who've I become Tell me why does it feel so alone On this journey I have long begun 

Like metamorphosis Stuck in a cocoon  I've broken down in this dark room  In this metamorphosis One day I'll emerge  To shine like the light I wish to be

No one said it would be easy Thanks for making it less hard You push me to go a bit further When life has come apart

I still don't know who I am But I now like who I see The mirror doesn't have to lie I'm now a better version of me

Like metamorphosis I finally emerged Shining like the light I have seen And from metamorphosis I have emerged Becoming more of who I wish to be

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Small Town King

Small Town King With his All-American love Rules his kingdom With the most iron of fists He follows pages in his book The one he's never read But he knows best For you and yours and theirs  He never dares leave  Because he'll be declared A mere pawn, a fallacy Unbeknownst to him  He's just that For the kingdom crumbles From all his choices  But he cares not And does not comprehend  That a ruler of rumble Is just a rock on the mountain